Longdon, Worcestershire
| Longdon | |
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 Looking downhill towards the Church of St. Mary visible in the distance | |
  Longdon Location within Worcestershire | |
| OS grid reference | SO837362 |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TEWKESBURY |
| Postcode district | GL20 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
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Longdon is a village and a civil parish in the Malvern Hills District and council ward of the county of Worcestershire, England and lies about 5 km (3 miles) south of Upton-on-Severn. It is jointly administered with two other parishes by Longdon, Queenhill and Holdfast Parish Council.[1]
Parish Church
[edit]The Church of St. Mary stands within the village.[2]
Village Hall and Green
[edit]The Village Hall and Village Green are administered by a single Trust.[3]
Marshland and nature reserve
[edit]Longdon Marsh is an area of flat land spreading into neighbouring Eldersfield, now mostly drained for agriculture. The Worcestershire Wildlife Trust owns and maintains the Hill Court Farm & The Blacklands flagship nature reserve on an area of former marshland within Longdon and aims to restore it to its former wetland state.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Longdon, Queenhill and Holdfast Parish Council web site
- ^ St Mary's Church Longdon (retrieved 21 February 2022)
- ^ "Home". longdonvillagehall.org.uk.
- ^ "Hill Court Farm & the Blacklands | Worcestershire Wildlife Trust".
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